When: 7.30pm, 23-24 September, 2022

Tickets: Free. But we kindly invite all ticket holders to make a £10 suggested donation. Book here

What: Is there a War inside of me? BUNKER CABARET is a new performance by Hooligan Art Community of Ukraine that started life in the bomb shelters of Kyiv and now comes to London. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, this unique theatre event is a powerful exploration of love versus totalitarianism, and the personal conflicts of making art in time of war.

About the company

Hooligan Art Community is an independent theatre company established in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2019. They make performances in non-traditional theatre spaces that explore the dynamic relationship between actor and audience. The group has worked entirely outside of the state theatre system creating work that advocates for freedom of expression and equality.

On 24 February 2022, the full-scale Russian invasion brought War to all of Ukraine. This act of state aggression censored and exiled Ukrainian artists. Many performers from Hooligan Art Community left the country as refugees whilst a small number stayed in Kyiv. The company’s work was disassembled overnight. On 18 August 2022, the artists reunited in London. BUNKER CABARET is Hooligan’s first opportunity to re-establish their practice and perform in the UK.

Cast and Creative

Produced by Andrea Ferran

Written and performed by Hooligan Art Community:

Performer – Mirra Zhuchkova

Performer – Sam Kyslyi

Performer – Danylo Shramenko

Lighting designer – Natalka Perchyshyna

Video artist – Liubov Sliusareva

Costume designer – Paul Kuraksin

Movement and Dramaturgical Consultant – Mathis Kleinschnittger

Director – Peter Cant

Bunker Cabaret has been developed in residency at Britten Pears Arts, 101 Outdoor Arts and Old Diorama Arts Centre, with the support of the Ukrainian Institute and Mahogany Opera.

Tickets

We kindly invite all ticket holders to make a £10 suggested donation.

Doors 7pm

Start 7.30pm

The performance is approximately 1hr 15mins.

There will be a pop-up bar in the space from 7pm.

All tickets are for standing room. Chairs are available on request.

All seating is unreserved and allocated on arrival.

Directions

The Lancaster Rooms has a dedicated entrance directly from Waterloo Bridge – The Chairman’s Entrance.

If traveling from Waterloo station across Waterloo bridge, you will pass the River Terrace on your right and the Chairman’s entrance is immediately after on the right.

If traveling along Victoria Embankment, there is a set of stairs underneath Waterloo bridge that also bring you up outside the entrance to the River Terrace and Chairman’s entrance on the right.

If traveling from Holborn/Covent Garden/Strand, turn left onto Waterloo bridge and walk past the New Wing entrance on your left (notable by the purple Somerset House banners), the Chairman’s entrance will be on your left.